tripe
13
7.5
- noun
- /traɪp/
- Informal
:
tontería
- Do you really believe that tripe?
- read this tripe
- believe this tripe
- writing tripe
Examples
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All that silly tripe.
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Your theories are popular tripe and your conclusions are questionable.
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Do you believe this tripe?
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What a lot of tripe.
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Stop with the liberal tripe that "our schools are failing the kids!"
Blog text (8) -
All I knew was the tripe they made us memorize in school.
Fiction book (1992) -
Everything that came to mind was like commercials, so much tripe.
Fiction book (1996) -
It's something that sounds very grandiose but is utterly meaningless, like the tripe you write.
Blog text (10) -
You're throwing around baseless accusations, which go well with the rest of the tripe in your message.
Blog text (13) -
I can't believe she believed such tripe about aliens taking over the world.
Synonyms
578
2.5
Words or ideas that do not make sense
246
1.6
Useless or silly information, for example in unwanted emails
102
3.1
Words or writing that have no value
49
2.5
Talk or writing that is not true and not useful
10
9.9
Silly talk that is not true
3
9.9
Silly talk that wastes time
3
9.9
A silly idea or story that is not true
3
9.9
Silly or untrue talk that has no real meaning
3
9.9
Confusing speech or writing that makes no sense
1
6.6
Silly talk that is not true or useful
1
9.9
Worthless or silly talk that has no useful ideas
Words or ideas that are complete nonsense and worthless
Unclear or silly talk without any real meaning
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
The edible lining of a cow's second stomach with a honeycomb texture used as food
How Worthless
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tripe became an insult because the word first named a cheap food made from an animal 'stomach' lining, and people started to compare weak talk or writing to that low-quality food. So calling something tripe today means you think it is 'rubbish' or nonsense.